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Summer reads – Thinking in deep time w/Marcia Bjornerud

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Standing atop a 1.7-billion-year-old rock in Wisconsin, geologist Marcia Bjornerud points out the many challenges our planet has weathered, and that its long memory might hold the key to facing climate change today. A conversation about the power of awe, resilience, and "timefulness," this summer read will help put things in perspective.
31 Jul English Germany Society & Culture · Health & Fitness

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